# SONG DIVING with Taj Mahal

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Podcast: [SONG DIVING - An American Songwriter Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/song-diving-an-american-songwriter-podcast-7605973)
Published: 2026-05-04T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GSCAV7117282204.mp3?updated=1777869119
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Duration seconds: 2220

## Resource

We dive in with Taj Mahal to talk about songs like “Queen Bee,” “Loving in My Baby’s Eyes,” and “Mailbox Blues,” and how they grow out of the lineage of African and American music.Along the way, we explore the artists who shaped how he hears and writes, from Ray Charles to Jimmy Reed to Etta James to Mississippi John Hurt.We talk about finding your own voice, trusting instinct, and why tempo can shape everything.And we talk about his new album Time, including his take on an unreleased Bill Withers song, Bob Marley’s “Talking Blues,” and how “Sweet Lorene” gives a nod to Otis Redding.It’s a conversation about roots and feel. In Taj Mahal’s words, “Do you feel it or do you not feel it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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